![]() ![]() ![]() Near the end of the book a peaceful valley rises up against its oppressors and many die, including some important to the two brothers. Starting as a meditation on mortality and premature death, done fantasy-style as a way of helping kids work through this difficult topic, the book soon expands into a meditation on the evil that people inflict on each other. The story as a whole is about death, and revolves around a dying boy (well, I could be more precise, but I really don’t want to spoil things–the twists and turns of the premise are powerful, though may be too much for some people). I don’t illustrate scenes from books very often, but it occurred to me that Astrid Lindgren’s children’s book Bröderna Lejonhjärta ( The Brother’s Lionheart) is about as appropriate as you can get for a day commemorating the death of soldiers. Been too long since I’ve posted (sorry), so Memorial Day seemed like a good opportunity. ![]()
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